5 signs about Rio Olympics that we learned from the 2016 Wimbledon Championships

Serena and Venus will defend their titles

Both sisters have been nothing short of resurgent this year

It is likely that spectators will see a number of strong women’s doubles teams at the Olympics, many of which have not been seen on the WTA circuit, with many compatriots not choosing to perform as a team. Despite this, it looks likely that both Venus and Serena Williams will defend their titles, with both sisters returning to rule the roost.

Serena Williams, like Andy Murray, had been in the finals of each of the past three Grand Slams, but missed out on titles each time.

Although Murray lost each time to World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Williams was upset on both occasions by surprise contenders. The younger Williams sister came back with a vengeance this time around, dropping only a single set en route to her title win at Wimbledon – her seventh at the venue and 22nd overall, tying Steffi Graf for the all-time highest number of Grand Slam titles.

Older sister Venus, also a former World No. 1, was the oldest player in the entire Wimbledon 2016 draw at 36-years-old, and given that the American ace has had her struggles with injury and is combating an autoimmune disorder, not many may have expected her to perform at Wimbledon.

Venus managed to make the semi-finals of the singles this year, losing to eventual runner-up and 2016 Australian Open winner Angelique Kerber.

She and younger sister Serena had a convincing route to the women’s doubles finals as well, and eventually ended Wimbledon with the women’s doubles title; given they won gold in both categories at London 2012 and have been in blazing form in the past year, it seems likely the sisters will be able to pull off a repeat performance in Rio.